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CDBG COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
November 9, 2020 at 5:00 PM
Remote/ZOOM due to COVID-19
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1. CALL TO ORDER
• At 5:02PM the meeting was called to order by Josh Johnson.
2. ROLL CALL
• Board Members Present
o Mike Kulisheck
o Olga Duvall
o Steve Backsen
o Ethnie Treick
o Sara Maranowicz
o Pat Hastings
o Josh Johnson, Chair
• Board Members Absent
o Nick Verni-Lau
o Sam Stoltz
• Staff Members Present
o Adam Molzer, Staff Liaison, CDBG Commission – City of Fort Collins
o Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Social Sustainability Department – City of Fort Collins
o Shawna VanZee, Comm Dev & Neighborhood Svcs – City of Fort Collins
For further information, details and insight, and video recording, resources are available by contacting
the CDBG Commission staff liaison.
3. AGENDA REVIEW
Josh Johnson read remote session instructions for the Community Development Block
Grant Commission (“CDBG”) and public attendees. The Commission accepted the
agenda without modification.
Adam Molzer reviewed agenda.
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4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
No public comment
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 16, 2020 Regular Meetings
Sara Maranowicz shared her desire that meeting minutes contain more high level
summaries, rather than transcription style.
Josh Johnson moved to approved the minutes.
Ethnie Treick seconded approval
Motion approved with roll call. Passed unanimously.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
7. LEARNING SERIES PRESENTATION
Housing Strategic Plan Sue Beck-Ferkiss & Shawna VanZee
City staff from the Social Sustainability Department and the Community Development &
Neighborhood Services Department presented a summary of the City’s Housing Strategic
Plan, which is soon concluding its development. The Plan will be finalized in early 2021 and
presented to City Council for adoption. The CDBG Commission will utilize the final Housing
Strategic Plan as a guiding document during their evaluation and funding deliberation of
housing proposals in the spring 2021 Competitive Funding Process. Several Commission
members followed-up with clarifying questions to City staff.
8. NEW BUSINESS
a. 2021 Meetings
Adam Molzer confirmed with the Commission that the second Wednesday evenings of each
month in 2021 would remain as the meeting nights. He also confirmed that meetings will
remain remote/virtual. Pat Hastings and Sara Maranowicz expressed their desire to move the
meeting time back to 5:30pm, which was favorable with the other Commission members.
Special meetings in March and April will likely follow a different scheduling pattern.
b. 2020 Annual Report and 2021 Work Plan
Adam Molzer shared draft documents of these items, which are required to be submitted to
the City Clerk’s Office. Ethnie Treick noted that she would like to have the Commission’s
work to support the CARES-CVRF funding process for human service projects added to the
Annual Report. Adam Molzer will make that edit.
Josh Johnson moved to approved the Work Plan.
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Pat Hastings seconded approval
Motion approved with roll call. Passed unanimously.
The 2020 Annual Report will be voted on at a future meeting.
c. December Meeting
Commission members confirmed that they are favorable towards cancelling the December
meeting, unless there is pressing business to address.
d. Scorecard Criteria and Weights
Adam Molzer provided a high level overview of the 2021 funding process. No significant
changes to the process anticipated. The Commission was asked to comment on the
scorecard criteria from 2020 and whether there was input moving into the next funding
process. Pat Hastings commented about the triple-bottom-line criteria and whether is was
necessary, or could be modified. Adam Molzer shared that more can be done to clarify the
environmental and economic considerations of that scorecard criteria. He also shared that
there will be emphasis placed on racial equity in the next scorecard. Sara Maranowicz asked
for clarification around whether there would be any pivot in scoring and funding based on
COVID impacts. Discussion and questions were shared by Commission members.
Determined that it is not appropriate to pivot funding focus towards COVID, but to modify the
existing ‘need statement’ question for applicants to comment about if/how the pandemic has
deepened the need for their service.
9. COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS
Sara Maranowicz shared details about a collaborative community effort that she is facilitating to
develop and operationalize a framework that will support approximately 1,600 of PSD’s most
high risk and vulnerable students. This work will permit the students to receive in-person
academic support in a structured setting, regardless of the teaching phase PSD is in (all-virtual,
all in-person, or hybrid). The City is an active partner with this project.
10. STAFF REPORTS
Adam Molzer shared a brief update about the CARES Act Assistance for Human Services. He
then briefly reviewed the FY19 Human Services grant results, noting that the pandemic created
some unanticipated performance and spending issues for some agencies, which were not
significant issues for the City staff. Adam Molzer shared that the Executive Director of SAVA
Center will be transitioning soon, and that Deirdre Sullivan has been hired as the new
Executive Director of United Way of Larimer County.
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11. OTHER BUSINESS
Grantee Client Story
Adam Molzer shared a brief impact story and photos that were submitted by Respite Care in
their recent quarterly report
12. NEXT MEETING
a. Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 5:30pm | Remote/Online Via Zoom
13. ADJOURNMENT
Josh Johnson adjourned meeting at 7:30 PM.
Minutes were finalized and approved by the CDBG Commission on ____________________
City of Fort Collins Staff Liaison: ____________________________________________
Adam Molzer